People Operations & Payroll Lead

Job description

Team description The People Enablement team ensures every SumUpper has a consistent, high-quality experience throughout their time here, from their first day to their last. We're building something ambitious: a People Ops and Payroll function that's faster, smarter, and built to scale across borders. As the lead for Northern Europe, you'll shape how a team of eight operates across Germany, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Belgium turning complexity into clarity and manual work into automation. This is a role where you will bring structure, automation, and clear ownership to a function that's built to scale. 📽 Berlin What you'll do: You'll be great for this role if… - Lead and develop a team of eight People Ops and Payroll partners, consolidating two distinct functions into one integrated, accountable regional team - Map, redesign, and scale core processes across the full employee lifecycle — from onboarding through to offboarding — ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all markets - Identify and implement automation opportunities using no-code and low-code tools, reducing manual effort and setting a new standard for how the team works - Build a success...